Check protector



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C. A. .-GULLLNG ET AL Oct. 27, 1925- CHECK PROTECTOR Filed Nov. 25, 1924 4 Sheets- Sheetv 4 ATTORNEYS fre/eil gt3 gliene UNITED STATE QT'O ZZ 10h-0m t may concern Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

P-ATENT ePrice l CHARLES A. VCtULIIIItTGr' ANDviEVER-ETT CHENEY, OF VRENO',` fNEVADA'.

onecle raornoron Appneationii'iea november 25,1924. `serial No; 752,14a

Be it known that We, CHARLES AQGULLING and Evnnnr'r lV. CHENEY, citizens of the United States7 and residents of Reno,I in the `county of'lVaslioe and State of Nevada, have l yoperating' means for the cutter.'

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Check Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to checkfprotect'o-rs and has for its'object'the provision lof a device which when operated Will automatically move a type into printing relation With a check for printing the amount on .said

check, for inutilating the check ata point ltion of the "means forcausing longitudinal embracing the printing, cutting tlieprinted andniutilated check, releasing vthefcheck from thestrip of checks and vfrom its respective stub and for rolling the stubs onto a. spool after the. same have, been separated frointhe checks. l i

A furtherobject of the yinvention is the provision of adevice for printing the. amount ofthe check` upon its face, for vinutilating the check to prevent un authorized changel 'in the amount and then cutting checks from the stubs and the preceding/checks 'and a Spring vfor returning. Ythe operating `means fortlie printer, cutters and mutilating de- Yvice Without causing a receding movement,

vof the checks. Y

This invention rwill be best understood from a 'consideration of the 'following-Vdetailed description, in view of thefaccompanying. drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless itis to be .understood'that the invention is not yconfined to the disclosure` being susceptible ofsuch changes.

and modifications whichsliall define no materialdeparture .from the salient 'features of `the invention as expressedinthelap-1 M `stubs are carried by a spool 12 which is loosely mountedon shaft'13 carried by pended claims. f ln the` drawings Figure 1 is a loiigi Figure 2is a transverse vertical section of thefcheck protector taken along the line 2-2 of Figure '1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section i Figure 6 is a fragmentary View partly in sect-ion yof the mechanism forrolling the stubs on a'spool.

the horizontal.

. tudinal sectional 'view Y y of the check protector.

fragmentary view in plan of Figure 7 is a fragmentary'section inldetail showing the detaching means for the checks in'j'conjunction With the movable means for said checks and the defacing rollers.

Figure 8 is a 4fragmentary side view 'of the 'Figure 9 isa fragmentary vertical section of the driving means for the spool carrying `the stubs. v .f

Figure 10 is aplanview ofa check after having been printedand mutilated. Figure 11'is a'horizontal sectionshowing the longitudinal cutter for the checks.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary vertical secvthe end of a stub.

Figure 15 is anenlarged detailview in perspective showing' the cam arrangement for causing-longitudinal movement of the Y operating shaft of the check protector.`

ings, A1 Edesignates Jafcasing having `a. base 2,; a vfront wally 3 and a rear Walle of greater-height than .the front Wall yand a top or closure 5"inclined at' an angle to The top intermediate its end is provided with a .pair of spaced l'slots 6 -and 47 through which a strip of connected i VKReferring more particularly tov the drawi checks 8 and .stubs 9 are adapted to be moved and in flat engagement withfa portion 1() of the to which forms the press -bed for the movab e printer generally designatedby the V,n'iimeral 11. The checks and bearings vformedinthe opposite side Wal-ls `14 and 15 ofthe casing 1.

rear Walls ofthe casing and rotatably mounted in bearings 19 on the side Walls 14 and 15 isa shaft 20 which has one end 21 eX- tended beyond thejside Wall 15 to which is connected a crank 22.

1 lAdjacent the side wall .1.5 the lever y23 is the casing `1.

shaft 55.

tion 27. Projecting rearwardly from the yoke is an arm 28 provided with ya pin 29 which pivotally connects the lower end of arm 16 with the reciprocating member 28.

A pair of spaced standards 30 are secured adjacent the shaft Y2O to the bottom 2 of A pair ofbell crank levers 31 are rotatably mounted on an axle 32 carried bythe upper ends o'f'the standards 30. Each of the lower karms 33`of the bell crank lever 31 carry a laterally projecting pin 34V adapted to be engaged respectively by a pair of cams 35 sec'u'redto the' shaft 20. The upper arms 37 of said bell crank :lever are connectedtogether'by an axle 38 upon which is' rotatably mounted adefacing roller 39. j j

One of the ca'm's 35 carries a laterally projecting pin 40 Vadapted to engage an arm 41 of a'bell crank lever for oscillating the same. The upper arm 42 'of thelast mentioned bell crank lever carries one end of a knife blade 43, the other 'end being pivoted as shown at 44 on the side wall 15 of the casing 1. j,

To the shaft 20 andv adjacent the side wall 14 is rigidlysecured asegmental gear 45 which is adapted to mesh: with `a gear l46 on a shaft 47 having"bearings in the side wall "14 and projecting beyond the same.

vA gear '48 is mounted upon the outwardly projecting portion lof the 'shaft 47 and is" adapted to meshjwith a gear "49. A pawl 50 pivotally mounted upon the Vouter face of the wall 14 as shown at 51 is adapted to engagethe gear49 'and prevent rotation of said gear in one direction. l

A roller 52 is mounted inbea'rings infthe side walls 14 and 15 of the casing and projectsr beyond the opposite end of the casing and carries the gear 49 whereby said roller is driven.- A'gear 53'secured to the projecting end Vof the roller 52 meshes with a gear 54 carried by the projecting end of a The shaft 55 intermediate its endsis provided with a defacing roller 56 cooperating with the roller 39 for mutilating check. Located between the roller '52 and the defacing roller 39 is a sheath 57 adapted to receive the knife 43 when the arms 42 are operated for cutting'the check 6 -from a preceding check.- A roller 5S mounted in bearings inthe sidewalls v-14 and-15 of the casing is adapted to cooperate with the positively driven roller 52'for forcing the check'S along its path through the device until severed by the knife blade 43. A blade 59 has a vertical cutting edge disposed on the top 5 ofthe easing and in the path where the perforated line is located between the checksantl stubs7 sothat as the 'series of connected stubs 9 are wound npon the spool 60 they are severed from the checks 8 as the checks pass through the elongated slot 6. The spool 60 is mounted on an axle 61 carried by spaced standards 62 adjacentthe forked end of the casing. A gear 63 rigid with shaft 61 is adapted to be engaged by a resilient pawl 64 for maintaining the spool against rotation in one direction. A ygear 65 on the other end of the shaft 61 and "beyond the spool 60 meshes with a gear66 mounted on a shaft 67 carried in vbearings on the side wall 14 of the casing. An operating knob 68rigid with shaft 67 isadapted to operate the gear 66 and drive gear 65 and rewinds the 'spring 68a carried by the drum or spool 60.

A receptacle 69 is slidably mounted in a guide 70 on the'base 2 of the casing. One of theside Walls of the casingis provided with an opening through which'the receptacle v69 is withdrawn for removing the checks.

The segmental gear 45 has on one 'face a cam member 71 and on its other face and oppositely located another cam member 72.

rPhe cam 4member 71 is adapted to engage the cooperating member 73 for forcing the segmental gear 45 inwardly and away from Athe side wall 114 of thecasing while when for moving'the -segmentalgear back to its be moved longitudinally and thereby 'moving the cam member 35. 1twill be noted that the cam members 73 and 75 are mounted kthe other end engaging about the arm 42.

The spring is adapted to return the arm 42 and the knife 43 to their 'normal inoperative position after the same has been released.

The printer 11 comprises a casing 8O having an opening 81 through which the type 82 are adapted to be projected which are carried by the endless chains or perforated bands 83. `The bands are carried by the pair of spaced toothed wheels 84 and 85. It will be noted that the bands 83 are provided with a pluralityof perforations S6 adapted to engage the teeth of the wheels 84 and 85 and also adapted to be engaged by an instrument inserted through slots S7 for 82 are placed in longitudinal alinement at :theopening 81 inthe casing 80;` f It will be noted that the wheels' 84 are vm'ountedrespecvvthe cheek uponthe fagce of lthev same.l Eachv individual band l83 is moved separately from the other bands morder to provide for the combination ofiiiguresandletters to show thefamount .of the check. The type as they `are moved upontheirWheels 84 and 85 will printv across the face of an inkedband 90 .mountedin a pocket 91 formed at the bottom of the casing sothat.when the type are moved into position beforetheopening 81 they will be in rconditioiijlfor,printing.

A sheath92y is ,secured to the-rear Wall`4 ofthe casing at itslower end and projects outwardly and upwardlyandiis curved to conform .to the curvatureofthe rear end of the 'casing 80 and is adapted to act as a protection against accidental `movement of the printer 11 andalso is intended to act asa vstop incase theprinter is moved outwardly at too great an eXtent Bars 93-are .adapted toconnect the arms 16 and-16n with the sides of the casing `8 The operation of our device .is as follows:

fA ',Theleading stub is Joonnectedfto 'a tab (not shown) for connecting the same on the spor-ol 60vso that it will'notV bel necessary to move certain of the checks in order to begin l winding ofthe stubsfupon its respective fspool. The foremostcheck is brought forward and *caughtv between rollers52 andk 58.

The crank '22 is .e operated',` moving lever l23. As the pin 24 rides in the straight portion 26 of the slot of the yoke25 the rod'28is moved rearwardly, rocking the arms 16 and 16a on the :shaft 18 whereby the printer 11 isl moved' intoy the dotted-line .position shown in Figure land the type lprints'the amount of thecheek'upon the face' ofthe same. As

the pinA moves beyond the central point of the straight-,slot 26 and towards the upper ond ofthe same thev rod 28 is 4moved forwardly' thereby reversely rocking the"arm's 16 andI 16,'h1 and moving the printer 11 back toits normal inoperative position," While the pin 24 is moving upwardly inl'thef slot 26 of the yoke 25 the cam member35 moves vthe pin 34 upwardly rocking'the bell crank lever 31 andA causing the arms 37 to'be moved inwardly, thereby moving the defacing roller 39 into engaging relation with the check and the other defacing roller 56. When the cam member 35 has been rocked througha certain angular pos1tion,pin 40 on .saidfarm engages the varm 41of a second bell crank ,f

is stationaryl and 'then returned i to an inoperative position." At vthe time that tliestamp lever rocking the same, moving .the arm 42 inwardly so that the knife 43 is moved within the sheath 57 severing the printed check from the preceding elie'cl; The rocking ot' the lsegmental gear 45 causes the ,teeth of said gear to mesh with the gear 46 andlikewiserotating gear48 and gear 40 so that the roller 52ris .revolved whiclncoolierating with theQrollerf 5,8jdraws the checks 7 from the ,spool12, j

The spring in the spool 60 is adapted to maintain the connected stubs 9 under tension andtending always to roll theml on the spool so that as the checks are moved forwardly the spool will automatically wind the stubs thereon: yThe severed checks are deposited Ain'` the container. 69 which may be removed; from the easing 1 when Qde- `sired. Thepawl 50.Will prevent the roller 52 from being reversed, nevertheless the pawlfisvadapted. tobe manually operated for releasing thegear 40'so that thestubs may be withdrawn fiom'the spool 60 and inspected whenever, desired. I The ywithvu drawal of the stubs through-the slot/6 will causethe spring tov. wind and a release of `the stubs will causev the spring to automatically rewind the stubs ron said spool.

As the handle 22 is moved towards its limit of movement the cam 71 will engage the cam73 .and move the shaft: 20 loiigitudinally and likewise tlie'segmental gear 45, cam 35 vand lever 23 so that the .pin 24 will be moved out ofthe slots 27 and 26, when. the spring v7 6 *is returning the kshaft 20 `to its normal inoperative position.

As the lever 23 andpin 24-approach their normalrinoperative position ,the second cam of the straight slot 26of'the yoke 24.y Upon the return orreverse rotation of the shaft 20 and the gear 45l to their normal in operative positions it will be seen that the segmental gear will'be moved out of engagement with the gear 46 so that the segmental gear will not rotate the `gear 46 and `cause the gear48 to 'drive'gear 49 whereby the rollerswill reversely move the check. Itfwilhbe notedthat the pins 34 which are engaged by the cams 35 are ofsuiicient length to permit the cams 35 to be shifted byl theV shaft 20 so that the Camswill'al-y ways be in a position to engage the pins `and operate thefsaine when desired.

It must belbor'nein mind vthat the angular YrelationA between segmental gear 4.`

lever V2,3 and ca in member A35 which are all mounted` on the sameshaft and operated simultaneously, is such that the' stamp is moved 4to-printing position while the check moves awayfronithe check 'segmental gear begins meshing-'relat'ion' 'with gear 46 thereion by rotating rollers 52 and 58 and causing transportation ofthe check. lAta predetermined point vin the travel of `the check the cam member 35 transposes the detacing rollers into operative relation with the check for a sntlicient period ot time tomiitilatc a portion of its face.

l lVliat ive lclaim is:

l. A check vprotector comprising means `for carrying a roll ot' connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing re1ation with a check and back to normal inoperative position,meansactuated to /move the printed check, and meansy for detacing the `printed portion ofthe check.

2. A check protector comprising means .for carrying a roll ot connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the piiiitei-to lmove into pfiinting relation, with a ,cheek and back to norma-l inoperative position, means. actuated to *move Vthe printed check, means for de'facing the printed portion ot the check, and means for severing the cheek from a connected stub.

3. A check protector comprising means 'for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks, amovable printer, means for Ycausling the printer to move iii'to printing relation with 'afclieck and back to normal inoperative position, means actuated tomovcthe printed check, :and means for detacing the printed portion 'of the check While the .printer is being returned to its normal inoperative position.

4f. A check protector comprising means for carryinga .roll of connectedstubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation With a check and back to.normal inoperative position, means actiiated to move the printed check, means Yfor def-icing the yprinted portion of the` check, means for severing the check from a connected stub, and means 'for collecting thestiibs after the checks have been cut therefrom.

5. A check protector comprising means 'for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks` a movable printer, means for Causing the printer .to move into printing relation. with a check and baclrto normal inop erative position,.mea'ns actuated to move the ,printedclieclg means tordeacing the printed portion o'tl the check, means vfor severing` the check irom a connected stub and means for severing the check from .the ioll of checks, and means for returning the operating' means for -the defaci-ng means and moving means for the check to their normal position.

6. A check protectorfcomprising means for carrying a roll ofconnected stnbsand checks, a movableprinter, means for causingtlie printer-,to move into printing` relation With the-check and back to normal inoperative position, a pair ot rollers adapted to be revolved 4for moving the printed check, means connected .With the operating means `ttor the printer tor causing rotation ot the checks, a movable printer, means forca-a ing'the printer to move into printing relation With a check and back-to normal inperative position, a sha-ft included in (the actuating means for the printer, a seg- `mental gear secured to said shaft, rollers adapted to move the vcheck a'lpijedetermined distance, gears connected with the rollers and meshing With the segmental gear Whereyby A 'said rollers are predeterminedly revolved, and means adapted `r to be vni'oved into position yand engaging the moving check vfor defaciiig the priiite'd portion oi said check.

8. A check protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation with a 'check and back lto normal inoperative position, a shaft included vin the actuating .means tor the ,printeiga segmental gear Aseciired .to said'shaift, rollers adapted to move the check a predetermined distance, gears connected With .therollers and meshing With vthe segmental gear whereby lsaid rrollers are predeterminedly revolved, a pair of gio-operating defacingirollers, one or said rollers being'adapted to be ,moved into engagement with the moving check .for detacing-the printedportion of said check, and

.means connected With the .shaft for lmoving Vthe defacing rollers.

9. A check protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected'stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for cans ing the printer tomove into printing rela- Ation with a check and'back to normal ino'` erative position, a shaft included ,in .t e actuating means `for the printer, a segmental gear secured t'osaidshaft, rrollers adapted to move the .check a predetermined distance,

'.gear's connected with the rollersand meshing with the segmental `gear whereby said rollersare predeterminedly revolved, .a pair .of cooperating defacing rollers, one otl said rollers beingadapted to beinoved into envgagement Wit-litlieinoving check for detacii'ig'the printed portion of saidcheck, means connected with the shaft for moving `the defacing rollers, and means connecting the defacing rollers 'with the segmental gear' `for ceasingl rotation of said defacing rollers.

l0. A check ,protector comprising' means for carrying aro'll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means Hfor cansingtlie printer to move into-"printing'relaateniese' tion with a Checl'sandback to normal ineperative y'position,; a shafty includedl i112 the; actuating; ineens for ,the printer, ay segmental. gear` ysecured to said shaft, rollers adaptedtofnovef the check.. a@ predetermined distance, gears Vconnected.with :the rollers and /meshing.' with); the segmental` gearY whereby said'. rollers are predeterminedly re volved,. a1, pairA of cooperating defacing rollers, 011e of said rollers beinggadaptedto he moved into engagement with; the movingclreck for defacing the printed portion of said check, means connected with the shaft for moving the defacing rollers, and means for causing a reverse rotation of the shaft for returning the segmental gear and the operating means for the first mentioned rollers and the defacing rollers to normal inoperative position. v

l1. A check protector comprising means for carrying a. roll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation with a check and back to normal inoperative position, a shaft included in the actuating means for the printer, a segment-al gear secured tosaid shafts rollers adapted to move the check a predetermined distance, gears connected with the rollers and meshmg with the segmental gear whereby said rollers are predeterminedly revolved, a pair of cooperating defacing rollers, one of said rollers being adapted to be moved into engagement with the moving check for defacing the printed portion of said check, means connected with the shaft for moving the defacing rollers, means for causing a reverse rotation of the shaft for returning the seglnental gear and the opera-ting means for the first mentioned rollers and the defacing rollers to normal inoperative position, and means for causing the said operating means to be shifted whereby the movable printer, the first mentioned rollers and the defacing rollers will remain inoperative.

l2. A check protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation with a check and back to normal inoperative position and comprising a shaft manually operated in one direction, a lever rigid with said shaft, the shaft being movable longitudinally, a reciprocating yoke provided with a slot, a pin connected to the lever and movable in the slot, arms connected with the printer and pivoted intermediate their ends, the free end of one of the arms beingconnected with the yoke whereby when the yoke is reciprocated the arms connected with the printer will be rocked for moving the printer to an operative position.

1.3. A check protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected stubs and.

checks,v a1. movable; prin'teig,l means for `caus-l ahl 'n1 ided with a; slot; a pin- .eonneeteclto the lever fund movable in? the S10t',. arms connect.- g

hf. the :Prine 1and-pivoted,intermedi-r arms being connected With the yoke whereby when the yoke is reciprocated the arms connected with the printer will be rocked for moving the printer to an operative position, the slot in the yoke composed of a straight portion and an arcuately shaped portion whereby when the pin moves through an arc of a circle in the straight portion of said slot the yoke4 vwill be reciprocated for moving the printer to an operative and then to an inoperative position, the pin being movable in thev arcuately shaped portion of the slot whereby the printer will remain in an inoperative position.

14. Acheck protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation with a check and back to normal inoperative position and comprising a shaft manually operated in one direction, a lever rigid with said shaft, the shaft being movable longitudinally, a reciprocating yoke provided with a slot, a pin connected to the lever and movable in the slot, arms connected with the printer and pivoted intermediate their ends, the free end of one of the arms being connected with the yoke whereby when the yoke is reciprocated the arms connected with the printed will be rocked forV moving the printer to an operative position, the slot in the yoke composed of astraight portion and an arcuately shaped portion where-by when the pin moves through an arc of a circle in the straight portion of said slot the yoke Will be reciprocated for moving the printer to an operative and then to an inoperative position, the pin being movable in the arcuately shaped portion Iof the slot whereby the printer Will remain in an inoperative position, a spring for reversely rotating the shaft, and means for causing the shaft to be shifted longitudinally upon reverse `rotation for causing the pin to beV moved out of the slot in the yoke to prevent reciproca-tion of said yoke and consequent ,movement of the printer.

15. A check protector comprising means for carrying a roll of connected stubs and checks, a movable printer, means for causing the printer to move into printing relation with the check and back to normal inoper-l -ative position, a shaft included in the actuating means for ythe printer, a pair of u l foneY direction, aflever- Iigrijd' ni1th,..said= 1sl1aft the; jshaft, Atn einfg, mov- .longitudinal-.lanas reciprocating; yoke.

ieirxflendathefree.endi of onefof the rollers for moving the check, a segmental gear secured to said shaft and operated thereby, inter-meshing gears connected With the rollers for driving said rollers, a gear adapted to mesh with the segmental gear and connected with one of the intermeshing gears for causing actuation of the rollers, said segmental gear being adapted to be in meshing relation Wit-h the gear on the roller after the printer has been moved into printing relation with the cheek, defacing rollers adapted to mutilate the printed portion of the check and adapted to be placed into 0p erative position With` the check after the check has been printed, and means connected with the shaft and means operated by the- CHARLES A. GULLlNG. EVERETT W. CHENEY. 

